Designed by Jules Hardouin-Mansart

Jules Hardouin-Mansart (16 April 1646 – 11 May 1708) was a French architect whose work is generally considered to be the apex of French Baroque architecture, representing the power and grandeur of Louis XIV. (wiki)

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Arles The town hall was rebuilt according to plans he drew in 1673
Burgundy Place Royale (Dijon)
Loire Valley Completed the chapel of Chambord
Lyon Hotel de la Ville
Paris, Banks of the Seine Louvre, Les Invalides.
Versailles His works in Versailles included the Hall of Mirrors, the North and South Wings, the Great and Small Stables, the Orangery, the Grand Commun, the Royal Chapel, the Grove of the Domes, the Colonnade Grove, the Grand Trianon, the Notre-Dame church and the Recollects Convent (wiki)

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